tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155481296969847522012-02-16T04:47:24.353-06:00Midwest chapterJimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685202974771681125noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815548129696984752.post-49510144062946584412009-09-07T00:22:00.001-05:002009-09-07T00:23:50.843-05:00

I've finally decided to act on a fleeting thought.  I'm starting to put my passion for technology to work.  Today, with an old high school friend, I decided to start a blog, reserve a domain, and maybe even make a little money.  The blog is "Joe IT: tech tips for the average Joe" and can be accessed at www.techjoelogy.com. It took the portion of the day that I wasn't doing trigonometry homework.

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This summer has probably been busier than any we've had, maybe ever.  I guess that's what happens when you have 2 kids, a dad in school, jobs, and church activities.  It used to be that the summer was slow and then it got crazy busy into the fall and winter.  This year could be interesting if the fall and winter gets any more busy.  I don't think it can even happen.  Anyway, here is a little

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Has it really been 2 months since our last post? Just a reminder to family that views this blog, way more pictures and updates get posted on Facebook. Join up for more regular (read: daily) updates. In the mean time, We'll try to post some pictures of the girls soon. They are growing like weeds...

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It was a blast.  We had a great time and learned some lessons: 1.  No footy pajamas for the kids (makes bathroom in the middle of the night much more difficult) 2.  Juice boxes! 3.  Going with another family = great idea!  The kids babysit each other!   We ended up coming home early because it got really cold at night.  But, that was a good decision on our part as well, to only camp about

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This was the conversation Sophia and I had over dinner tonight, quoted as much as possible for posterity's sake.  Enjoy: Daddy, i'm going to put a plug in the smoker and so that the police man when he comes so that he can't give us a naughty ticket when we are going fast. Oh really?  A smoker huh? Yeah.  Daddy, do you remember how the 2 pigs were building a brick house so that they could be

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"Arise and Shine; for thy light is come, and the GLORY of the Lord is risen upon thee!" Isaiah 60:1The Call comes on this My Day, for all who love ME, to arise from earth-bands, from sin, and sloth and depression, distrust, fear, all that hinders the Risen-Life. To arise to Beauty, to Holiness, to Joy to Peace, to work inspired by Love and Joy, to rise from death to Life.Remember that death was

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O.K. Let me preface this by saying that I know this may be the geekiest thing I've ever done, and by explaining how I got here. I started reading my textbook for school on Monday night. The first chapter was about the history of computers. As I'm reading, I'm seeing a lot of familiar names, as in names of companies that I have seen large offices for here in the twin cities. I am trying not to

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Just as she did with Sophia, Kimberly has been working with Sadie to say, "Mama."  However, as this video shows, it just doesn't take.  In fact, it seems to have the opposite effect.  I, for one, think it's hilarious.  Although, I can respect the cruel irony on Kimberly's behalf...

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As recently as a week ago, we had really cold temperatures.  I'm talking 7 degrees below zero in the morning, and daytime highs of 6 degrees.  But, as it goes with the onset of Spring in Minnesota, we get wild swings in the weather department.  We've been steadily climb out of the temperature cellar since Tuesday.  Today, was the kind of day that Minnesotans hold out all Winter for. It was 58

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More pictures...

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It's February. Valentines Month. But also, for we midwesterners, the month where winter starts to feel LOOONNNGGG and we are SOOOO excited for spring. Despite that, I am aware of God's beauty surrounding me during what still feels like very wintery weather. I can't necessarily say at this point that I am LOVING the weather, but in moments of clarity and sanity, I am thankful for a God who

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Daddy was having a frustrating day at work last Friday.  Sophia, at her mother's behest, called daddy on the phone to sing him a song to cheer him up.  I picked up the phone and Sophia said she wanted to sing me a song, so I stopped what I was doing.  "Go ahead bud."  Sophia sang her worship song to me.  She's getting very good at that. "Was that a good one Daddy?" "It sure was bud." "Does that

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Sophia gave Kimberly and I Indian names this afternoon.  I am now Daddy Inter nation helper, and Kimberly is Momma bringer of gardens.  I'm not really sure how she came up with that, but it works.  Incidentally, Sophia's new Indian name is Sophia - Stormcruncher.  That fits too.  I'll let you know if she comes up with something clever for Sadie. 

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They look so happy...

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Jimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685202974771681125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815548129696984752.post-37162311869610333682008-11-21T18:19:00.000-06:002008-11-21T18:52:11.478-06:00

Things have been just short of insane around here lately.  As I write, Sophia is whining about picking up legos, Sadie is screaming at the top of her lungs because no one is holding her (literally, she starts whenever someone puts her down!), I am fighting a tough cold, Kimberly is getting the pizza ready for dinner.  We have been exhausted, and busy!  Sometimes you just have to laugh though. 

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Wednesday, November 05, 2008It’s an historic day. That’s an understatement, but something that people all over the country, and probably the world, are saying today. Yesterday, Barack Obama was elected the next President of the United States. I’ve had numerous thoughts over the last couple months about both this possibility, and about the state of the country as exhibited by numerous

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It's been over a month since we last posted.  There has been a lot going on.  Jim is back in school, and working extra, Kimberly's gotten a few teeth pulled, and the kids continue to grow.  Sophia is loving school, and Sadie has become one of the happiest kids we've ever seen.  She smiles everytime you look at her.  She just loves interaction, hugs, and conversations.

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Jimbo got a new laptop for school today.  It came ready with Windows Vista.  So, I'm taking some time this afternoon to get to know my new operating system a little.  First impressions?  I really like it.  It's similar enough to XP to not get totally lost.  It doesn't really feel like I'm learning a new operating system.  Yet, Vista is way more intuitive.  Everything just makes way more sense,

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Hello All!Just posting a couple of quick pictures of Sophia's first day of preschool! No, I can't believe she is old enough. And no, I didn't cry (almost) ;-) I'll reserve the tears for in a few years when the big yellow schoolbus comes to take her away! For now its just a few days a week and mom gets to drop her off and pick her up! Sadly, or not - depending on how you look at it, she has NO

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The election is right around the corner, and it's a big one. Americans turned out in droves not seen in a long time for the Primary process. Here in Minnesota, the state secretary is expecting an 80% turnout of registered voters for the general election. This hasn't happened since the 50's. For as many new ideas there are about the important issues facing the nation, there are some very

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So today has been "one of those days"... but in the good category, not the other! Just taking a moment - albeit a quick one - to Thank God first, and family for all the blessings we are in the midst of right now! Two beautiful girls - one with so much intelligence, a spirit of fearlessness and adventure, and cute to boot! God quite literally has placed a constant song in her heart and she has

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It's time, finally... I think.  I've dreaded most aspects of my job everyday for the last 12 years.  Most days there are only a few things that get me up and off to work:  family, money, benefits, and retirement.  Before I met Kimberly, i missed a lot of work.  Literally, i probably took almost a day a week off.  Looking back, it's surprising i was able to keep my job.  Still, after Kimberly and

Jimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685202974771681125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815548129696984752.post-73071391045692387722008-08-24T16:42:00.003-05:002008-08-24T17:00:35.896-05:00

Hello All!Its the mama bear here for an addendum - if you will - to Jim's previously posted "sleep deprived" family life update from yesterday!  ;-) All-in-all, we really cannot complain.  We have two VERY beautiful girls in our little family!  Albeit one of the beautiful girls has more energy than a solar flare and the other beautiful little one has no sleep schedule to speak of... we'll let you

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Its been a whirlwind last 4 weeks since i blogged up a storm after Sadie's birth.  It was a fun time, blessed, and calm.  The hospital staff couldn't have been better, and Sadie was healthy and happy.  Sophia took incredibly well to being a big sister (phew!), and we headed home with little complication.  Some things have changed in the last month, and some hasn't.  Here is a short synopsis to

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So I've had a lot of questions rolling around my mind lately that I'd like to explore, like why you see the brakes of a car almost constantly, and not the spokes, when you are driving on the freeway. Why isn't it the other way around? I'm compiling a list like that, but that list starts out with 3 or 4 questions about gas, and it's price.So I started looking today. Questions aside, i made a

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I think that "content" is the most accurately descriptive characteristic of Sadie.  She crys very, very little, and is easily quited by a feeding or a swaddle.  Otherwise, she is just happy to sleep, rest on momma's chest, rock in a chair, or be left alone in her bassonette.  Today, the contented one came home from the hospital with Mom.  Thank goodness.  It is so nice to have the whole family

Jimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685202974771681125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815548129696984752.post-69073632996597774782008-07-25T14:54:00.003-05:002008-07-25T14:57:13.696-05:00

Daddy has been the helper and picture taker for the last couple days. Today, Kimberly felt good enough to be up and around a little. Enough so, as to take a few pictures of Daddy with his new little girl.

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Last night, Kimberly had her first night alone with Sadie. Daddy had to take Soph home and she deserved some time with mommy or daddy anyway. Things were a little sketchy during the evening, as Kimberly's milk still hasn't come in yet (one of the downsides of a c-section) but Sadie was good and ready for it. As such, she did a lot of sucking of air (and therefore got a pretty bad stomach ache)

Jimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685202974771681125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815548129696984752.post-3892552413373899952008-07-25T14:19:00.000-05:002008-07-25T14:23:41.030-05:00

God bless Sophia.  For being a generally inflexible child, she has been a real trooper the last couple days.  She spent Wed with Grandma and Auntie Julie and her cousing Lil.  She spent the night with Lil, and the next day.  Daddy picked her up on Thurs afternoon at about 6pm, and we spent the evening together playing legos and reading books.  Grandma came back this morning to spend time with

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Mom and baby are doing great.  Sadie already has a completely different personality than Sophia.  So far, the most displeasure she has expressed is 2 or 3 squeeky cries when she got her shot.  She grunts a little when she is hungry, and loves resting on Momma's chest.  She just loves contact period.  Everybody got at least 2 or so hours of sleep last night.  The light sleep had nothing to do with

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Every second time parent's question must be, "What will my first child think of this new one?" Will the oldest child view their new sibling as competition or a little sibling to protect and love? If Sophia's first reaction to Sadie is any indication of what she thinks of this whole experiment, we should be in great shape!

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Sadie Joy Bass, our second lovely little girl, joined the world this morning at 8:03a.m. She weighed in at 8lb. 2oz. and is 19 1/4" long. She is beautiful! And, I don't say that often about new babies. Everything went great! Sadie started crying as soon as they pulled her out of the womb, was sucking her thumb inside 25 minutes old, and had her first feeding without difficulty at about 45

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So, my wonderfully, technologically, savvy husband has had this blog up and running for quite some time - and sadly, I have yet to publish any posts. Just for the record, it certainly has not been for lack of desire! Unfortunately, being pregnant this time around has been way more tiring than I remember our first pregnancy... which may have a little something to do with having a very passionate,

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It's not really what i ever though might be a source of pride, but I've become at least relatively adept at packing a small family's worth of groceries into a weekly budget of $85 for groceries and $10 for household needs. It's become extremely more difficult as of late as everything has increased in price. Here is a sample list: Item                          old price                  new

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Sophia participated in her first car wash today. It was the first car wash Kimberly and I had done in 3 years too. We got rolling and decided to wash all the vehicles. Sophia was a great helper!

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Well, for the most part the garage shelving and organizing is done. All there is left to do is go through and downsize what is on the shelves. Most everything is up off the floor. The last piece of the puzzle was building the brackets to hang up all the drywall, plywood, and other long scraps of wood from all the past and future building projects. Here is the about as "shelved" as this little

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July 3rd, 2008It's the day before the 4th of July, Independence Day. The radio is on in the background talking about what the definition of patriotism is. Of course, there are many different ideas, coming from many different arenas in this country, as to what the definition of patriotism is. This is an election year, and the accusations about who is patriotic and who is not abound. We are at war,

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As previously mentioned, i have become something of an enthusiast for shooting clay pigeons. My brother-in-law and I have been going nearly every weekend, which, as it turns out, can get expensive. Kimberly and I have each given one another a small budget for fun things like this. She uses hers for the YMCA, and I use mine for shooting. But, with prices on the rise, a better method for

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Well, as promised, here are the pictures of the new mini-van. Kimberly said we should give it a masculine name so that we didn't feel so silly driving it. It's more of a joke, but we decided to call the van Maximus. In fact, that's all Sophia calls it. I think she enjoys it more than us, which is good because hopefully we will have it for a long time. Honestly though, i don't feel that silly

Jimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685202974771681125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815548129696984752.post-90215123564536735252008-06-26T22:30:00.003-05:002008-06-26T22:34:48.261-05:00

Well, Kimberly went to the doctor today and she is already dilated to a 2. We aren't scheduled for delivery until July 23rd, but Sadie may be on her own schedule. Fortunately, the house is all but ready for her. Now, only if Dad and Mom could get some sleep before she gets here. I think i became a REAL dad yesterday also. We traded in my dream truck for a minivan. We pick it up tomorrow.

Jimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685202974771681125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815548129696984752.post-9758539617050863252008-06-24T17:18:00.002-05:002008-06-24T17:22:55.880-05:00

Kimberly and I had our first night alone in 3 years this last weekend. We dropped Sophia with her grandmother and spent Friday night on the Minnesota Zephyr. It's a slow 3 hour train ride through the woods that serves you a fantastic meal and has singers who walk through from time to time singing 40's and 50's songs. Sorry, no pictures. Saturday we spent more time trying to put some more

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Well, we are about 5 weeks away from baby number 2, and both Kimberly and I started feeling claustrophobic in our little townhome. It was starting to feel like we didn't have room to move around, and we had absolutely zero storage in our house. With another baby around the corner, we were both starting to get worried. So, on Saturday, Kimberly's sister and her husband came over to help us get

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Well, I waited 3 years to see some real hail falling from the sky. Now I've seen it twice in one week. Unfortunately, i always pictured driving to the hail in my work van, and snapping pictures. I didn't count on having it hit my house, twice in one week, doing damage to plants, vehicles, and nerves. Last week a tornado came through 3 miles south of our house and obliterated at least 50

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Yesterday, Kimberly and I came home from her parent's cabin in Wisconsin to the sound of the weather radio going off, warning us we had about 15 minutes to batten down the hatches before a severe thunderstorm hit us. It was the worst one I've seen in 3 years out here in Minnesota. We watched a rain wrapped tornado pass about 3 miles south of us and then endured at least 15 minutes of severe

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Got my first gun this last Monday. Special thanks to my wife for permission! It sat in a case in the attic all week waiting to be fired, and finally got it's first exercise on Saturday afternoon. My brother Danny and my Mom were out visiting for the weekend, and Danny and I went with my brother-in-law Aaron to a local farm to go shooting. It was a gorgeous day and we popped off over 250

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Sophia finally got her new room 2 weeks ago. What used to be the loft is now officially a 3rd bedroom, and now it belongs to Sophia. She was sooooo excited! For all intents and purposes, the room is done. There are a couple of minor touch up items that have to be finished, but that is it. Then, I just have to finish the the exterior of the room over the stairwell. It feels good to get this

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The conversion of our loft into a 3rd bedroom, which began about a year ago, is entering it's final stages. Yesterday it took a couple more steps towards final completion with the installation of closet doors and an entry door casing. Last week, the finishing drywall was done in the closet and everything was painted the final color. Then the carpet was put back down in the closet and entryway

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It's April 26, and we are once again reminded of what spring in Minnesota sometimes involves. This week was wonderful, warm, a few thunderstorms. We saw our first lightning of the year, the grass was greening up nicely. This morning, Minnesota weather struck back. Yes... that's snow. In the end of April. It'll be back in th 60's by Tuesday.

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Today was gorgeous. April 20th was our first day above 70 degrees this year. It was lovely. The grass is quickly greening, and the wind was a nice breeze. We broke out Sophia's sand table, her wagon, and some outdoor toys. I watered the lawn and we took a walk around the neighborhood. It was so nice!

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Moving from California to Minnesota was a big change. It's been almost 3 years now, and there has been lots for us to adjust to. We went through our first winter and adjusted quickly. We knew we were becoming Minnesotan (again for Kimberly) when at the end of that first winter, we broke out the short sleeve shirts and shorts when the temp hit 35 degrees. I became a little more Minnesotan

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Seriously, it's been really long. We had a couple inches of snow over the last couple days. Finally, the sun is out and the temp is near 50 degrees! In Minnesota, that is walking, jogging, dogwalking, and BBQ weather! I think this last storm was winter's last gasp. It looks to be in the mid 60's to 70 for the next week after tomorrow, which gets me excited about this: which i took last year

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Sophia went up to her room today and sat on her bed and listened to her radio. I peaked in on her and she let me take some pictures. She is such a ham. But man, is she growing up fast.

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